B-17 Flying Fortress Aluminum OvercastB 17 Aluminum Overcast model airplane. The B 17G was the culmination of ongoing improvements made to earlier models of the B 17. After incorporating modifications and upgrades into the design, the G model became the production version of the B 17F. Along with the Bendix chin turret, which was first used on later B 17Fs, there were over 8,500 Gs built by Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed Vega. In total, more than 12,500 B 17s of all varieties were produced

Length 12 1/4 inches

economy of operations

operating in the firefighting category of Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT)

where they served with considerable success against Soviet aircraft during 1941-44 and against the Germans in 1944-45

Armament also includes a mix of other air intercept missiles

exacting requirements were levied which

and the troops can be transported faster and in most weather conditions

no tail guns

In the late 1970s

The helicopter is also called Yankee for its variant letter

The superior design was so successful that German high command ordered it copied

allowing up to 172 passengers to be carried